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Another great box Don. Thanks for sharing.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Don, you totally rock in the small box world.
And the woods you have available make me swoon. Of course, we have Claro walnut and Bigleaf Maple etc. in the U.S.

I have three questions:
First isn’t a mm. about the same as a 1/16th imperial?
Second, did you have to mop your brow for several minutes after plunging that lid support mortise,
and what’s a Canuck doing in Aussie country?

Oh a fourth question, are the lid miters splined and what with?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Douglas… Don’s probably answered some of your questions over the course of many project postings, comments, and of course his profile… He’s done some spectacular stuff…

I too would love to get my hands on some of those timbers.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Don
This is another of your beauties I must have missed.
These new members are waking us older members up.
Plus I think the shuffle is helping also.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

There is so much good stuff here I would hate to miss anything…. Don, your work is inspiring. I have box making on my list of things to do.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Quote Douglas Bordner: ”I have three questions:
First isn’t a mm. about the same as a 1/16th imperial?”

I’m not sure that I want to open the whole metric vs Imperial debate again. But to answer your question, no.

The best way to do the compare is to convert both metric and imperial into decimal fractions. 1/16 = .0625”, 1mm = .03937”, therefore 1mm is closer to 1/32”, or .03125”.

But the whole point of working in metric is that you don’t have any calculations to make. In fine woodworking, everything is measure millimeters. It’s not until you start measuring lengths significantly longer that 2 meters that you might express a length in centimeters or meters. But since both of these measurements are a factor of ten, the conversion is a very simple matter. Anyone who works in the metric system will tell you that you simply forget about the Imperial equivalent – it becomes irrelevant (he says climbing down from one of his favorite hobby horses.)

”Second, did you have to mop your brow for several minutes after plunging that lid support mortise.”

Yes, I actually sized the thickness of this box before choosing the hinge. I wasn’t sure that I could make it fit, but I did. Now, if I plan to use this hing, I’ll keep the wall thickness to about 15mm.

”and what’s a Canuck doing in Aussie country?”

As my profile states, I moved here from Canada in the late eighties. It was a job transfer. I was asked to head up an Australian subsidiary of a Chicago based manufacturing company. It was supposed to be a five year assignment, but here I am almost twenty years later. I love the place as much as I do Canada.

”Oh a fourth question, are the lid miters splined and what with?”

Yes, they are splined with Tassie Oak.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Great box…

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug